Pocket cigar-case.



A. SARGENT.

POOKET CIGAR CASE.

APPLICATION rmnn 3.28, 1910.

Patentd July 19,1910.

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means for spacing .the cigars from each ALLSTON sAneEn'r, on new; YORK,N. Y.

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' Application mea'a ru 28, 191p. Serial no. 558,163..

all whom it may concern: I Be it known. that I, ALLS'iON SABGENT, ac'itlzen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county ofNew. York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovementstin Pocket Cigar- .Cases, of which thefollowing is aspecification.

y invention relates to cases for carrying a few cigars in the pocket. I

The object is to preserve thecigars without injury and in a uniform andproper condition.- I simple form of case embodying the pr nciples ofv myinvention is shown in detail inthe accompanying sin le sheet of draw-''ings and described in the ollowing specification.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of the case open. Fig. 2, is a verticalprojection of the same closed. Fig. 3, is a transverse sectional View ofthe case closed. Fig.. 4, is a fragmentary detail view of the inside ofone end of a modification."

In the form shown the case consists of two parts which for conveniencedwill term the bo'dy land the cover 2 which are hinged to etherrat one ede asat 3 and may be prov1 edwith a suita le form of catch such as 4 atthe other edge. The case may be made of any \suitable material as forinstance, .sheet aluminum fstamped, drawn or otherw-ise formed asdesired. In the preferred form a series of ridges such as 5, 5 and 6, 6may be provided either'in the body or in the cover or in both. These rides extend longitudinally of the case an provide other. In -case a singlecigar only isiin the .cas'e it is'held either. between tworid' es orbetween one ofrthe ridges; and the ad acent rim of thebox as at 7. Intherecesses formed in the exterior of the casing outside of. the ridges Ifill in a suitable absorbent material such as cement of plaster: as at8,

8 in Fig, 3. The ri dgesare perforated as at 9, 9 soas-to leaye theabsorbent. material exposed. When the absorbent material is moistenedwithwater \or other suitable liquid it evaporates intothe interiorof-the 'case betweenthe cigars such as 10, 10. This keeps the cigars ina prope moist condition.

a Particular difficulty has con encountered in' pocket cigar casesbecause of the peculiar conditions of use to which the case is sub--jected. .Good cigars in 'stores and other pl'aces where quantities arekept are gener-' ally preserved in humidors of some suitable PatentedJuly 19, ieio.

character for maintaining the cigars 'in proper condition. When thesecigars. are taken from the humidor and placed in a leather pocket casethe leather absorbs the 9, 9 for the evaporation are located between thecigars and not in direct. contact there with. This prevents condensationof moma more uniform distribution ,of the moist air. Preferably the topsof the ridges such as 5 rim 7 so that when the case is laid horizontalvwater may be poured into the body and '5 are arranged somewhat back ofthe ture directly upon the surfaces and insures 1 the rim will be highenough to permit the level to rise above the openings 9, 9 1n thetops-of the ridges 5, 5. The liquid is thus absorbed by the material8,-8 \beneath .the]

openings. V surplus of liquid left b.8-

out.

. tion from the absorbent material 8, 8 I preferably coat it orwaterproof it in some suitable manner' as for instance, waterproofshellac. A further outside coat- -ing or casing suchprovidedrinclpallyfor ornamental, purposes. Thrs outer coating may be \howeverby a coating of tween the ridges will of course be poured In order toprevent the external evaporaas 11 is also-preferably,

made of metalin which instance 'it will be unnecessary to coat theabsorbent 8 with shellac or other waterproof.

which the upper rial such as 14, 14 preferably arranged a ove the ridges15, 15 so that the evaporation will take place between the cigars whichare -l0- cated in \the ockets between theridges. .Other, mo ificationswill occur to acquainted with this art.

What I claim is '1. A pocket cigar case comprising abody- In Fig. 4 Ihave shown a modification in body 12 has an extension 13 at the end inwhich are located one or mor'e pockets or recesses having absorbentmate-'- those I and a cover, one of said members having mterior,longitudinal, cigar-s acing ridges and absorbent material/locate so asto provide evaporation between the cigars econ-1 tained between saidridges;

2. A pocket cigar case having means for spacing the cigars apart andholding them in individually upright positions and moisture-absorbentmaterial arranged to provide evaporation between the cigars.

3. A pocket cigar case comprising. a body and a cover, one of saidmembers having one or more recesses at the exterior and outlets into theinterior and absorbent material secured in said recesses.

4. A pocket cigar case of metal having a series of perforations in theside and recesses exterior thereto with absorbent material secured inthe recesses and providing evaporation of moisture throughtheperforations 5. A pocket cigar case comprising a body and a coverhinged thereto constructed to hold the cigars individually upright, oneof said members having one or more recesses and absorbent materialcontained therein and providing evaporation between the cigars. .7

6. A pocket cigar case comprising a body and a cover shaped to containcigars and support the same individually and vertically and moisturecarrying material providing evaporation between the cigars.

ALLSTON SARGENTI.

lVitness'es: I RoBr. S. ALLYN, A. M. N insert.

